The Highway Infrastructure Innovations Funding Program funds research at Ontario colleges and universities to encourage basic and applied research in transportation infrastructure in Ontario. This program solicits innovations from Institutions to assist the Ministry in meeting its strategic business directions, including climate change; and to encourage undergraduate and graduate research in transportation and infrastructure engineering.

The Highway Infrastructure Innovation Funding Program is intended to support and encourage research into highway infrastructure. The Ministry has identified a number of specific topics that offer an opportunity for learning, innovation, and results. To be eligible for funding, HIIFP applications must cover one (or several) of the topics from the following categories: Specific Research Topics or Open Research Topics.
The MTO will also accept and evaluate HIIFP proposals on topics not specified in the Guidelines that the principal researcher considers relevant to highway infrastructure innovation and the Ministry's business needs.
If you choose to submit an HIIFP application from on another research topic, please carefully outline to the Ministry a clear need for the research topic(s) including how its application will enhance MTO practices and business needs.

Application Details:

The Highway Infrastructure Innovation Funding Program provides a challenge to the academic community in Ontario to contribute to solutions in a number of areas including engineering materials, traffic operations, intelligent transportation systems, highway design, environmental, structures, geomatics, construction and maintenance. Some of these challenges involve detailed technical issues and others are open invitations for new ideas in a focus area.

You will need to submit: 1 hard copy of the innovation funding application form with original signatures (application components as describe in section 4.1 "Application Components"). Only one copy of the appendices need be supplied. 1 electronic digital copy on CD (adobe acrobat format). Deadline for the receipt of applications is Wednesday March 6, 2013 - 2:30:59 pm EST.

INDIRECT COSTS OF 40% MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET.

NOTE: All Letters of Intent and Full Applications must be processed through Research Development & Services for institutional approval. Requests for Institutional approvals should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline. A ROLA Proposal (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean electronic approvals) is required for each submission.